The 'Connective Tissue' Trap: Why Wiring Ten Legal AI Tools Together Still Loses to One Unified Platform in 2026

2026's hot idea is that protocols like MCP will become the 'connective tissue' stitching your legal AI tools, DMS, and e-billing into one workflow. It's a real advance — but it's also a quiet admission that most firms are running a fragile patchwork. Here's why integration is a second-best answer to unification, and what that means for where your firm's data should live.